What is the Least Common Multiple of 24864 and 24882?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 24864 and 24882 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24864 and 24882, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24864,24882) = 6
LCM(24864,24882) = ( 24864 × 24882) / 6
LCM(24864,24882) = 618666048 / 6
LCM(24864,24882) = 103111008

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24864 and 24882 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24864 and 24882. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24864 and 24882.

Prime Factorization of 24864

Prime Factorization of 24882

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24864 and 24882.

LCM(24864,24882) = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 37¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 29¹
LCM(24864,24882) = 103111008